Herman sciieuer



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H. SGHEUER.

PAN.

No. 541,392. PatentedJune 18, 1895 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN SCIIEUER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,392, dated June 18,1895.

Application filed March 6, 1895- Serial No.540f737- (N 0 modem" To all?whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN SCHEUER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fans, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the fan for whichLetters Patent were granted to Gustav Brueck, N0. 23%,750, datedNovember 23, 1880, and in which the web of the fan is made of a singlepiece of flexible material formed of radial folds, rigid strips havingpivotal connection at their inner ends, connected with the ends of theweb, and sliding-handles on said rigid strips by which the fan afterbeing folded up can be reduced in size and conveniently carried in thepocket.

The object of this invention is to apply this construction to that classof fans in whichthe web is folded into box-like sections at the ends;and for this purpose the invention consists of a fan composed of a web,out from a single piece of flexible material and formed into a series ofradiating folds, boxdike strips attached to the ends of the web andhavinga pivotal connection at their inner ends, slidinghandles that areguided along the outside of said box-shaped strips, and a locking-linkpivoted to the outer end of one sliding handle and providedwith atransverse portion arranged between the ends of the link and adapted tolock the handles when they are extended and the fan opened for use, andfor locking the handles together when the fan is folded up into itsbox-shaped strips.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved fan, showing the same in open position and the slidinghandles extended and locked together. Fig. 2 shows my improved fan infolded position, with the handles in position alongside of the fan. Fig.3 is avertical longitudinal section of Fig. 2. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 arehorizontal sections, respectively, on lines 4 4, 5 5, and 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the web of the fan which is cutin circular form from a single piece of flexible material and folded ina series of radial folds a, so that it can be readily unfolded in theposition shown in Fig. 1, or folded up in the position shown in Fig. 2.

To the end-folds of the web A are applied box-shaped strips B which aremade of wood or other suitable material, into which the web is folded,so that the same is fully inclosed and protected when carried in the.pocket. The ends of the box-shaped strips B, B, are conneoted by apivotal connection with each other so that the strips B, B, can bereadily turned on the pivots and the web of the fan extended intodisk-shape or folde dup in the manner of fans of this class.

To the outside of the box-shaped strips B, A

B, are applied sliding-handles O, O, which are provided withlongitudinal slots 2; by which the handles are guided on headedstationary pins b near the outer ends of the box-shaped strips B, B, sothat the handles can be drawn out and form an extension of said strips.For imparting a certain degree of steadiness, when the sliding-handlesare extended, they are provided at their inner ends with U-shapedguide'pieces cl that extend around the boxshaped strips b, saidguide-pieces being finished in any suitable ornamentation so as toimprove the appearance of the fan. To the opposite end of onesliding-handle O is pivoted a locking-link D, which is preferably bentof suitable wire and provided with a twisted transverse portion a whichserves for the purpose of locking the handles together when they areslid out along the strips B, B, as shown in Fig. 1, while the outerportion of the locking-link D is used for locking the strips and handlestogether when the fan is folded up in the position shown in Fig. 2. Theouter ends of the strips B, B, are provided with recesses e forpermitting the transverse portion 6 of the locking-link to enter freelybetween the ends of the strips when the fan is folded up as shown inFig. 2. The pivoted locking-link D serves thus for the two-fold purposeof connecting the sliding-handles when they are drawn out and placed inproximity to each other after the fan is opened, and for locking thehandles and strips together when the fan is folded up and thesliding-handles are returned alongside of the strips for carrying thefan in the pocket.

the strips and the sliding-handles can be covered with leather, metal,muslin or other suitable fabric, a neat appearance is imparted to thefan, which has the advantage that it can be readily changed from open toclosed position and vice versa, so as to be carried in the pocket orapplied for fanning.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters [0 Patent- A fan, consisting of a web made from a singlepiece of flexible material and formed with a series of radiating folds,box-shaped strips to which the ends of said web are at- 15 taohed, apivotal connection between the in-

